Television and radio announcing pdf to excel

In May 1997, it was announced that CapitalвЂ…Radio had agreed to acquire Virgin Radio in an ВЈ87В million deal. Within a year, Virgin Group was considering the next steps for the radio station, including the option of a flotation or buying back the shares of JP Morgan, Apax and Sir David Frost. Part of the licence requirements for the London service meant that a daily London opt-out was broadcast on FM, presented initially by RowlandвЂ…Rivron.

Virgin Radio launched on 105.8В MHz FM in London on 10 April 1995 beginning with a message from broadcaster DavidвЂ…Frost at 6В am followed by the Russ 'n' Jono breakfast show. The Radio Authority decided, however, that 105вЂ“108В MHz would be licensed to new local and regional stations and Virgin Radio applied for and won one of the new FM licences advertised in London as a result. Initially, it lobbied for RadioвЂ…4's FM network to be made available and then, when the Radio Authority launched a consultation on the use of the 105вЂ“108В MHz band, it lobbied for it to be set aside as a national network. ДЇrom before its launch on AM, Virgin Radio was campaigning for a national FM network.

David Campbell, previously managing director of one of Virgin's post-production television companies, was the chief executive at launch. Andy Mollett was launch finance director. John Pearson was launch sales director, a role he had previously held at LBC. Skinner was also programme director, a role he shared with John Revell. RichardвЂ…Branson was the first voice to be heard, live from the VirginвЂ…Megastore in Manchester, with RichardвЂ…Skinner the first voice back in the London studios. The first song was a cover version of the Steppenwolf song ' BornвЂ…toвЂ…beвЂ…Wild', recorded by Australian group INXS. The Show, The Big Red Mug Show was sponsored by Nescafe. ChrisвЂ…Evans was also hired to present a Saturday morning show, following his success at BBCвЂ…GLR in the weekend mid-morning slot. The original line-up of DJs included RichardвЂ…Skinner, RussвЂ…Williams, JonoвЂ…Coleman, MitchвЂ…Johnson, GrahamвЂ…Dene, NickвЂ…Abbot, WendyвЂ…Lloyd, TommyвЂ…Vance, EmperorвЂ…Rosko and DaveвЂ…Fanning. The station launched as Virgin 1215 at 12.15В pm on 30 April 1993. Later that year, TV-am lost its ITV franchise and its stake in the radio station was sold in March 1993 to ApaxвЂ…Partners, JPвЂ…MorganвЂ…InvestmentвЂ…Corporation and SirвЂ…DavidвЂ…Frost. The TV-am/Virgin consortium was awarded the licence in April 1992, after the Radio Authority said that it was not satisfied that Independent National Broadcasting would be able to sustain the service. The licence was advertised in October 1991 and five organisations bid: the Independent National Broadcasting Company of Sheffield, which bid ВЈ4,010,000 per year a TV-am/ Virgin consortium (ВЈ1,883,000) ChilternвЂ…Radio's 20/20 Radio (ВЈ1,311,000) RadioвЂ…Clyde's Score Radio (ВЈ701,000) and a consortium of CLT, HarveyвЂ…Goldsmith and RTГ‰ (ВЈ211,000). The second national licence, INR2, would take over the 1197В kHz and 1215В kHz frequencies, which were to be relinquished by BBCвЂ…RadioвЂ…3. The licences were to be awarded to the highest cash bidder, providing that the applicant met criteria set down in the Broadcasting Act. The remaining licence was to be open to 'all-comers'.

The RadioвЂ…Authority was mandated to award three INR licences, one of which (INR1) had to be for a 'non-pop' station (which was awarded to ClassicвЂ…FM), and one of which had to be for a predominantly speech-based service (this would be advertised later as INR3 and would be awarded to TalkвЂ…Radio). The BroadcastingвЂ…ActвЂ…1990 allowed for the launch of independent national radio (INR) stations in the United Kingdom. No 1 Golden Square with 'Virgin Radio' branding, 1993 вЂ“ 2008. 1.5 2013вЂ“present:вЂ…AcquisitionвЂ…byвЂ…BauerвЂ…Media.1.4 2008вЂ“2013:вЂ…AcquisitionвЂ…byвЂ…TimesвЂ…ofвЂ…IndiaвЂ…andвЂ…rebrandingвЂ…asвЂ…AbsoluteвЂ…Radio.

Television and radio announcing pdf to excel